To the rest of world, don’t believe the media lies or hype. I voted for Brexit and so did pretty much everyone I know, and on the day we won, which no one was expecting, we were all ecstatically happy. Total strangers came up to me on the street and laughed, hugging me. All the people I work with were over the moon. And despite everything that’s happened since then, we still are.
I abstained so cannot be held responsible for the decision to leave
I am proud that I did not abstain, and voted leave. The EU is an undemocratoc monster.
I voted to remain; although the EU is based on the fallacy of no difference, nations are too.
Good to know! Thank you for sharing Maia.
I could hardly believe the news when I read it. Maybe the first properly good and human thing in politics since I am alive.
It was an astonishing day, that Friday, I couldn’t believe it either. I too felt hope for the world for the first time. The people had won, telling their rulers where to shove it.
You are being a bit naive if you are expecting the consequences of leaving the EU to be something that warrants euphoria. The choice was never more than deciding on the lesser of two evils.
On the contrary, only those who are truly free can flourish.
You have no idea whether we’re going to flourish or not, nobody has. We could end up better off but we could also end up a lot worse off. It’s a matter of hoping for the best rather than jumping up and down with excitement in anticipation of an imminent bonanza.
Even if we end up poor, it’s better to be poor and free than a slave in golden chains, lapping up the bread and circuses of the EU while they take away our democracy. But don’t worry, a free people, once they realise they are free, will always flourish.
What, exactly, do you think is going to change?
Nothing much, to start with. We will probably take a hit, too. But history tells us that Britiain is at its best when it’s up against the wall, in 1940 for example when we stood alone against Europe, and the same during the time of Napoleon. We should make no trade deals with Europe unless we can dictate the terms, let them stew in their own juices while the euro collapses.
I can’t understand anything being said in this thread with all the bad accents. It hurts my ears.
I don’t doubt that, in the long run, the EU will collapse under it’s own weight but, in the meantime, they won’t do us any favours. If we are seen to thrive outside the EU it will open the floodgates and there will be no end of countries leaving, therefore, it is in their interest for us not to thrive and they will do what they can to make sure we don’t.
Yes, I’m sure you’re right. But my point was that a united Europe has tried this before, cutting off trade to England, and they have always failed. Charlemagne, Napoleon, Hitler, for example.
Australia, our wonderful, close family friend, has just offered us a free trade deal. Other countries are lining up to do so too.
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Ignore the metropolitan elite doom sayers. We are free.
I have a contribution to make. This was no surprise. There was very, very careful analysis, before putting this whole scheme on the table, and the conclusion was that the European Union needed. Shakeup, AND both Britain and Europe found this exit to be most mutually profitable, in terms of trade, monetary exchange and value, and political expediency. It will enhance everybody’s business, while at the same time, balancing international banking transfers for the softening of the Southern European corridor.
Upwards, a prosperous non political pound can do wonders for the losses prevailing down south Europe, especially Germany, then can play the old game of 1-2-3 between Southern Europe , and the Balkans, and Britain. This is merely a carefully plotted game, where all the indeterminable so have been carried to the .000000009 decimals No one looses.
I don’t know anything but my intuition is telling me that we’re in a Hotel California situation: we can check out but we can’t leave. I really don’t think there will be a significant change and, if there is, I can’t see it being for the better. I hope I’m wrong because I don’t like what the EU has turned into any more than you seem to.
It’s just a first step. Once out of it politically, whatever trade deal we negotiate (or don’t) can be changed in the future, just by us saying so. Meanwhile all our old friends around the world are coming to our aid. It certainly helps us, of course, that we just happened to have set up loads of rich and successful countries all over the world that speak our language, something that the Europeans have always been insanely jealous of.
OK, well let’s hope we’ve got as many friends as we think we have.